Lieutenant Craig Cleary

The call for help came over the radio at 1.28 a.m., and in the short time it took for Gilbert and Porter to respond, the killer had simply disappeared. Where'd he go?

The call for help came over the radio at 1.28 a.m., and in the short time it took for Gilbert and Porter to respond, the killer had simply disappeared. Where'd he go?

The call for help came over the radio at 1.28 a.m., and in the short time it took for Gilbert and Porter to respond, the killer had simply disappeared. Where'd he go?

Hundreds of police officers from El Segundo and the neighboring communities scoured the area all night. They found the stolen 49 Ford, but there was no sign of the suspect.

Hundreds of police officers from El Segundo and the neighboring communities scoured the area all night. They found the stolen 49 Ford, but there was no sign of the suspect.

Hundreds of police officers from El Segundo and the neighboring communities scoured the area all night. They found the stolen 49 Ford, but there was no sign of the suspect.

The killer might have disappeared, but he left something behind, something that would trigger one of the longest manhunts in California history.

The killer might have disappeared, but he left something behind, something that would trigger one of the longest manhunts in California history.

The killer might have disappeared, but he left something behind, something that would trigger one of the longest manhunts in California history.

For Jean Curtis, it's the memory of her husband, Milton Curtis, that will always be closest to her heart.

For Jean Curtis, it's the memory of her husband, Milton Curtis, that will always be closest to her heart.

For Jean Curtis, it's the memory of her husband, Milton Curtis, that will always be closest to her heart.

They were just teenagers when they were married in 1952. The next five years, the couple had two children, Keith and Tony, and Milton had a new career as a police officer, a career that would end almost as soon as it began.

They were just teenagers when they were married in 1952. The next five years, the couple had two children, Keith and Tony, and Milton had a new career as a police officer, a career that would end almost as soon as it began.

They were just teenagers when they were married in 1952. The next five years, the couple had two children, Keith and Tony, and Milton had a new career as a police officer, a career that would end almost as soon as it began.

Tell me, what do you remember about sending him off to work that night?

Tell me, what do you remember about sending him off to work that night?

Tell me, what do you remember about sending him off to work that night?

Just a few hours later, Jean Curtis would find out she was no longer a 23-year-old wife. She was now a 23-year-old widow.

Just a few hours later, Jean Curtis would find out she was no longer a 23-year-old wife. She was now a 23-year-old widow.